Sorry about that, just noticed you said Hull. I'm particularly interested because of visiting my grandparents in Hull as a small child, and being fascinated by aviaries in at least one of the parks. I have a photo of me as a very small boy, standing in front of one of these aviaries in which some bantams are visible. Very interested in your photographs.
Anything please, just in case the aviary from my childhood is still standing. I rather like municipal aviaries, but have never been fortunate enough to live near any.
Bournemouth's aviary is indeed still there, but it's 25 miles away and not on my daily round, nice though it is.
I remember the East Park Aviary in Southampton, with its coin-collecting Magpie, rather a lot of Corvids, Cheer Pheasants and (if I remember correctly) breeding Grey Parrots.
I remember the East Park Aviary in Southampton, with its coin-collecting Magpie, rather a lot of Corvids, Cheer Pheasants and (if I remember correctly) breeding Grey Parrots.
I remember the Corvids, mostly with 'white' wings due to dietary shortcomings.
In Bournemouth I remember the usual Budgies, Javas, Cockatiels etc plus Golden and or/Amherst pheasants. It had about five sections and a thatched(?) roof. Is it still the same?
I also remember the waterfowl collection at Poole Park, in a fenced off section adjacent to the main Lake. It has a lot of exotic species at one time, including Black Swan, Egyptian Goose(male) and various duck species.
The Poole Park waterfowl collection is long gone, as of course is Poole Park Zoo.
The Bournemouth aviary is now sited on higher ground nearer the road, and is of relatively 'modern' design, in two sections, approximately for small birds and Parrakeets respectively. When I last saw it a year or two ago, there were Golden Pheasants, a few odd weavers, a lot of Zebra Finches, Budgerigars & Canaries, Parrakeets including Princess of Wales' and one or two Starling species. There was also a pair of Amazon Parrots (species?) in a rear compartment. The general impression was of a crowd of (rescued?) assorted birds all somehow coexisting and making a good show.
I'm sure there is a photo on Zoochat somewhere.
